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Middle of the night
thought I heard my old soul growl.
Middle of the night
thought I heard that old soul growl.
Looked out the window, saw my reflection
it was just a hungry hound.
Please, old mule
pull this plow along.
Please, old mule
pull this plow along.
If harvest find no yield
my good girl will Greyhound home.
There’s a blues in my veins
before my blood turns red.
There’s a blues in my veins
before my blood turns red.
There’s even a blues in the sky
to rain upon my head.
Gonna stand in the middle
the middle of this railroad trail.
Stand in the middle
of this rundown railroad trail.
And before I move my body,
I’ll make that train derail.
Gonna set my woman
right on my rockin’ chair.
Gonna set my woman
right on this rockin’ chair.
One of these old days
I’d like to rock away from here.
There’s a blues in my veins
before my blood turns red.
There’s a blues in my veins
before my blood turns red.
There’s even a blues in the sky
to rain upon my head.
from The Songster,
released October 27, 2011
Written, Arranged and Performed by Brooks Long
Recorded at The 8x10, Baltimore
Mastered by Mat Leffler-Schulman at Mobtown Studios
Everything this brother puts out is classic. Check out the label stuff, check out the independent. Check it all out. A giant you shouldn't sleep on. Brooks Long
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